Clifford, MI 48760 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clifford, MI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 154 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Clifford, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Clifford before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clifford compares
Clifford's growing season runs about 154 days, ranking 34,437 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 798 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Clifford's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Clifford's dates instead of trusting one.